Bruce Clark Bangert

Biography to Display:

1937 Born

EDUCATION

1964 BA San Jose State University, San Jose, California

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

1961-1963 (summers) Marguerite Wildenhain, Pond Farm, Guerneville, California

1964-1965 Resident Craftsman, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, North Carolina

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1965-1969 Potter, Co-owner, Shingle Mill Pottery, Santa Cruz, California

1968-1983 Dept. Head, Aesthetic Studies: Ceramics, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California

1978 Teacher, Cabrillo College, Aptos, California

Bruce Bangert is known for three distinct categories of work: bas relief murals, wheel thrown sculpture, and slab and thrown functional ware. Bangert used both porcelain and stoneware clay bodies which were fired mid-range in an oxidation environment or high-fired a reduction environment.

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display:

Massaro, Karen Thuesen. “Santa Cruz Clay.” Ceramics Monthly 45, no. 4 (September 1997).

Southern Highland Craft Guild

Center For Craft

Typical Marks

"BCB" in black

"CPB"? in black

1962-1964

1965—

Lidded Pot

Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Wax Resist

The Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archives

Covered Jar

Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Wax Resist

The Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archives

Hanging Vessel

Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Wax Resist

The Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archives

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified April 20, 2023. http://themarksproject.org:443/marks/bangert

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Bruce Clark Bangert